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The Hero and the Crown
Although she is the daughter of Damar's king, Aerin has never been accepted as full royalty. Both in and out of the royal court, people whisper the story of her mother, the witchwoman, who was said to have enspelled the king into marrying her to get an heir to rule Damar-then died of despair when she found she had borne a daughter instead of a son. But none of them, not even Aerin herself, can predict her future-for she is to be the true hero who will wield the power of the Blue Sword...
"[The Hero and the Crown] confirms McKinley as an important writer of modern heroic fantasy, a genre whose giants include C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin."--The Washington Post
"An utterly engrossing fantasy."--The New York Times
Book Details
- Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
- Publish Date: Oct 2nd, 2000
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.60in - 5.00in - 0.70in - 0.45lb
- EAN: 9780141309811
- Recommended age: 10-UP
- Categories: • Fantasy - General• Girls & Women• Action & Adventure - General
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Today's 4-star review is for "The Hero and the Crown" by Robin McKinley. See all my reviews and more at: https://t.co/pPetKdmODo --- #bookreview #bookstragrammer #bookblogger #bookworm #alwaysreading #fiction #readingtodistraction #read2distract #reading https://t.co/L7rpZLk6Ap
Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
@Rebecca_Content @jbf1755 The Hero and the Crown won the awards, but I preferred the Blue Sword. I'm a huge fan of Robin McKinley (and Polly Horvath, if that's your style).
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@mikesroberti - The Dark Green Tunnel by Allan W. Eckert - The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton I loved The Inheritance Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin and The Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence, but I had fallen in love with fantasy long before.
What people are saying
Ignoring the world one book at a time! https://t.co/xVTWkb2dyN Misc. book interests, reviews, running, outdoors, wanderlust and more.
Today's 4-star review is for "The Hero and the Crown" by Robin McKinley. See all my reviews and more at: https://t.co/pPetKdmODo --- #bookreview #bookstragrammer #bookblogger #bookworm #alwaysreading #fiction #readingtodistraction #read2distract #reading https://t.co/L7rpZLk6Ap
Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
@Rebecca_Content @jbf1755 The Hero and the Crown won the awards, but I preferred the Blue Sword. I'm a huge fan of Robin McKinley (and Polly Horvath, if that's your style).
